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Spencer, thanks for the advice. I won't consider removing the drive unless it stops functioning. Maybe i'll get lucky and it will remain functioning. I do have some of that white lithium grease, I've used it on the parts of an old massage chair.

Sam 
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> On Jan 23, 2014, at 2:01 AM, Spencer Chase <lists@...> wrote:
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> from what i remember (long time since i used floppies) pushing in the disc causes some mechanical linkage to clamp the media to the spindle. there are sliding and other mechanical parts that need lubricant and over time they can get dry or dirty. you might have shoved it hard enough that you overcame something that was stopping the media from being clamped. you might want to open the drive and clean and lube various mechanical parts. some might be metal and some might be plastic. be sure to not touch the heads as they are quite fragile. i think they typically used a light white lithium grease. it will be white and streaked with black dirt and metal worn off surfaces. i think i remember that the head carriage slides on little rods which also need to be clean and lubed. there are also some alignment settings. it is possible that some crud got stuck between surfaces that establish this alignment. these are the only things i can think of at the moment that could fix themselves. also a loose wire, connector, solder joint or flaky switch.
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>> On 1/22/2014 10:37 PM, Skanter123 wrote:
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>> Wow - my floppy drive came back to life! It formatted a blank disk for the first time, then i recorded a performance!
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>> I cant tell you how many times i've tried this to no avail in the month i've had the DKL. I cleaned the drive, fiddles with the cable in the back, nothing. The only thing I can think of is that tonight I pushed the disk in pretty hard, like the concept of smacking something that doesn't work. Is it possible there was a loose connection, or heads that were jammed back into some type of alignment?
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>> I'm flabbergasted! Whether it continues to work remains to be seen. Is it likely for heads to be gone, then return to life? Has anyone had this type of behaviour with floppy?
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>> Sam 
>> www.keyboardcollective.com
>> (212) 684-3304
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